Question 1

The primary difference between lithospheric and asthenospheric mantle that gives rise to numerous different patterns of physical behavior is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) physical state: the lithosphere is solid;the asthenosphere is liquid 
B) chemical composition: the lithosphere is mafic;the asthenosphere is felsic 
C) temperature: the lithosphere is cooler than the asthenosphere 
D) chemical composition: the lithosphere is felsic;the asthenosphere is mafic 
A) physical state: the lithosphere is solid;the asthenosphere is liquid 
B) chemical composition: the lithosphere is mafic;the asthenosphere is felsic 
C) temperature: the lithosphere is cooler than the asthenosphere 
D) chemical composition: the lithosphere is felsic;the asthenosphere is mafic

Question 2

Marine magnetic anomalies can be used to estimate the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) rate of seafloor spreading 
B) rate of seafloor subsidence 
C) age of the seafloor sediments 
D) rate of Earth's expansion 
A) rate of seafloor spreading 
B) rate of seafloor subsidence 
C) age of the seafloor sediments 
D) rate of Earth's expansion

Question 3

In Wegener's evidence for continental drift,continents were proposed to fit together,such as the east coast of South America with the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) west coast of Europe 
B) east coast of Africa 
C) west coast of Greenland 
D) lower west coast of Africa 
A) west coast of Europe 
B) east coast of Africa 
C) west coast of Greenland 
D) lower west coast of Africa

Question 4

If a geologist discovered coal in a modern-day cold,snowy location,he or she could conclude that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a meteorite must have struck the area 
B) the area was once covered with swamps and/or jungles 
C) the area was once covered with an ocean 
D) this discovery was anomalous 
A) a meteorite must have struck the area 
B) the area was once covered with swamps and/or jungles 
C) the area was once covered with an ocean 
D) this discovery was anomalous

Question 5

If a geologist discovered striations (scratches)on bedrock surfaces and small hills composed of poorly sorted sediment,what could he or she conclude about the area?

Accepted Answer

A) that a fault used to run through the area 
B) that the area used to be a beach along an ocean 
C) that glaciers had once covered the area 
D) that mountains had once covered the area 
A) that a fault used to run through the area 
B) that the area used to be a beach along an ocean 
C) that glaciers had once covered the area 
D) that mountains had once covered the area

Question 6

Unlike the lithosphere,the asthenosphere ________.

Accepted Answer

A) is able to flow over long periods of time 
B) has a density similar to the core 
C) varies in thickness from place to place 
D) is relatively cool 
A) is able to flow over long periods of time 
B) has a density similar to the core 
C) varies in thickness from place to place 
D) is relatively cool

Question 7

Late Paleozoic glacial deposits are NOT found in which of the following places?

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) southern Africa 
C) North America 
D) South America 
A) India 
B) southern Africa 
C) North America 
D) South America

Question 8

Seafloor spreading occurs at ________ boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) divergent 
B) convergent 
C) transform 
D) transvergent 
A) divergent 
B) convergent 
C) transform 
D) transvergent

Question 9

At a subduction zone,the down-going (subducting)plate ________.

Accepted Answer

A) is always composed of continental lithosphere 
B) is always composed of oceanic lithosphere 
C) may be composed of either oceanic or continental lithosphere 
D) is composed entirely of asthenosphere 
A) is always composed of continental lithosphere 
B) is always composed of oceanic lithosphere 
C) may be composed of either oceanic or continental lithosphere 
D) is composed entirely of asthenosphere

Question 10

According to the image below,where is new oceanic crust being formed?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 11

Which of these parts of the deep-ocean floor is flat and nearly featureless?

Accepted Answer

A) ridge axis 
B) abyssal plain 
C) guyot 
D) trench 
A) ridge axis 
B) abyssal plain 
C) guyot 
D) trench

Question 12

Seafloor spreading ________.

Accepted Answer

A) recycles old oceanic crust 
B) closes ocean basins 
C) creates new continental crust 
D) creates new oceanic crust 
A) recycles old oceanic crust 
B) closes ocean basins 
C) creates new continental crust 
D) creates new oceanic crust

Question 13

The theory of ________ states that the lithosphere is broken into a series of plates that move relative to each other.

Accepted Answer

A) plate drift 
B) seafloor spreading 
C) continental drift 
D) plate tectonics 
A) plate drift 
B) seafloor spreading 
C) continental drift 
D) plate tectonics

Question 14

Which basic type of plate boundary is shown in the image below?

Accepted Answer

A) divergent 
B) convergent 
C) transvergent 
D) transform 
A) divergent 
B) convergent 
C) transvergent 
D) transform

Question 15

What does an ordinary compass indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) magnetic inclination 
B) magnetic declination 
C) magnetic north 
D) true north 
A) magnetic inclination 
B) magnetic declination 
C) magnetic north 
D) true north

The primary difference between lithospheric and asthenospheric mantle that gives rise to numerous different patterns of physical behavior is ________.

Marine magnetic anomalies can be used to estimate the ________.

In Wegener's evidence for continental drift,continents were proposed to fit together,such as the east coast of South America with the ________.

If a geologist discovered coal in a modern-day cold,snowy location,he or she could conclude that ________.

If a geologist discovered striations (scratches)on bedrock surfaces and small hills composed of poorly sorted sediment,what could he or she conclude about the area?

Unlike the lithosphere,the asthenosphere ________.

Late Paleozoic glacial deposits are NOT found in which of the following places?

Seafloor spreading occurs at ________ boundaries.

At a subduction zone,the down-going (subducting)plate ________.

According to the image below,where is new oceanic crust being formed?

Which of these parts of the deep-ocean floor is flat and nearly featureless?

Seafloor spreading ________.

The theory of ________ states that the lithosphere is broken into a series of plates that move relative to each other.

Which basic type of plate boundary is shown in the image below?

What does an ordinary compass indicate?

The Earth in Context

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of Earth S Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: A Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags, cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: The Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Interlude A: Rock Groups

Interlude B: A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

Interlude C: The Rock Cycle

Interlude D: The Earth S Interior Revisited: Insights From Geophysics

Interlude E: Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Interlude F: An Introduction to Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

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Exam 2: The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics

The primary difference between lithospheric and asthenospheric mantle that gives rise to numerous different patterns of physical behavior is ________.

Marine magnetic anomalies can be used to estimate the ________.

In Wegener's evidence for continental drift,continents were proposed to fit together,such as the east coast of South America with the ________.

If a geologist discovered coal in a modern-day cold,snowy location,he or she could conclude that ________.

If a geologist discovered striations (scratches)on bedrock surfaces and small hills composed of poorly sorted sediment,what could he or she conclude about the area?

Unlike the lithosphere,the asthenosphere ________.

Late Paleozoic glacial deposits are NOT found in which of the following places?

Seafloor spreading occurs at ________ boundaries.

At a subduction zone,the down-going (subducting)plate ________.

According to the image below,where is new oceanic crust being formed?

Which of these parts of the deep-ocean floor is flat and nearly featureless?

Seafloor spreading ________.

The theory of ________ states that the lithosphere is broken into a series of plates that move relative to each other.

Which basic type of plate boundary is shown in the image below?

What does an ordinary compass indicate?

The Earth in Context

Patterns in Nature: Minerals

Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks

The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions

Pages of Earth S Past: Sedimentary Rocks

Metamorphism: A Process of Change

A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes

Crags, cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Deep Time: How Old Is Old

A Biography of Earth

Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources

Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements

Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water

Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts

A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater

Dry Regions: The Geology of Deserts

Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages

Global Change in the Earth System

Interlude A: Rock Groups

Interlude B: A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Soils

Interlude C: The Rock Cycle

Interlude D: The Earth S Interior Revisited: Insights From Geophysics

Interlude E: Memories of Past Life: Fossils and Evolution

Interlude F: An Introduction to Landscapes and the Hydrologic Cycle

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